#frostbite #winter

Ottawa Public Health issues frostbite advisory for January 5 "until further notice"

https://twitter.com/ottawahealth/status/551778460897923072 The months of December, January and February are the coldest months of the Ottawa winter and it’s difficult to avoid the cold weather. Frostbite is defined as damage of the skin from exposure to cold weather. City of Ottawa Paramedics remind everyone that cold that extremely cold weather can lead to serious complications, the worst being amputation. ...

#comedy #gladstone #theatre #winter

A short review of Freezing at the Gladstone Theatre

We finally went to see Freezing at the Gladstone Theatre. It’s billed as a “witty, wintery family musical” and it certainly lived up to the billing. It’s a pun-filled interactive show full running just over 90 minutes with an intermission. The musical is set in the Snow Globe Kingdom, although it might as well be set in Ottawa for all of the references to Queensway traffic and corrupt politicians. ...

#gatineau park #Skiing #Snowshoeing #winter

Snowfall kicks off Gatineau Park cross-country ski and snowshoe season

With this week’s heavy snowfall, the cross-country ski and snowshoe season is officially open in Gatineau Park, the Capital’s conservation park. Outdoor enthusiasts currently have access to 32 kilometres of ski trails and all snowshoe trails (57 kilometres).  Gatineau Park boasts one of North America’s most popular and beautiful winter trail networks — and it’s only 15 minutes from Parliament Hill. ...

#comics #winter

TWEETED: #Snowcaper by Andrew King

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